NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980MX vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT Rebrand
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980MX and NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT Rebrand videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980MX
- Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- Around 45% higher core clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 725 MHz
- 2.6x more texture fill rate: 122.5 GTexel / s vs 46.4 GTexel / s
- 13x more pipelines: 1664 vs 128
- 8.8x better floating-point performance: 3,920 gflops vs 448.0 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 65 nm
- 16x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 512 MB
- 3x more memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 2000 MHz
| Launch date | 1 June 2016 vs 21 July 2008 |
| Core clock speed | 1050 MHz vs 725 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 122.5 GTexel / s vs 46.4 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 1664 vs 128 |
| Floating-point performance | 3,920 gflops vs 448.0 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 65 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB vs 512 MB |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz vs 2000 MHz |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT Rebrand
- Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 148 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt vs 148 Watt |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980MX | NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT Rebrand | |
|---|---|---|
Essentials |
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| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Tesla |
| Code name | GM204 | G92 |
| Launch date | 1 June 2016 | 21 July 2008 |
| Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $160 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1178 MHz | |
| Core clock speed | 1050 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 3,920 gflops | 448.0 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Pipelines | 1664 | 128 |
| Texture fill rate | 122.5 GTexel / s | 46.4 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 148 Watt | 125 Watt |
| Transistor count | 5,200 million | 754 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Length | 229 mm | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 10.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB / s | 64.0 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
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